Gouache painting with colors and gilt, surrounded by Arabic script. 15.2x25.7 cm (6x10") plus the script, on conjugate sheet measuring 24.7x34.4 cm (9¾x13½") overall; Arabic ms. script on verso.
Appealing image of the two large dhows with oars sprouting from the bulwarks, shields lining the side of one of them. In the background is what appears to be the Hagia Sophia and several other mosques surrounded by the city.